Greece Pledges To Back Turkey In Bid To Join Eu

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January 21, 2000

ANKARA, Turkey - Greece said Thursday that it will help coach Turkey in its bid to join the European Union, dramatic evidence of warming relations between rivals who nearly went to war three times in the past 25 years. The announcement came during an official visit by Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou to Turkey, the first such trip in 37 years. Papandreou and his Turkish counterpart, Ismail Cem, signed four agreements Thursday promoting cooperation in tourism, the environment, the protection of investments, and fighting terrorism and organized crime.